built1 built2 adjective
builtbuilt1 /bɪlt/ 
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He had built the business up from scratch. The boats are specially built for the disabled.
(=with a lot of buildings close together)· New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.
British English (=ones that are there permanently and cannot be moved)· The kitchen has built-in cupboards.
He had built the business up from scratch. The boats are specially built for the disabled. (=wardrobes built against a wall or fitted between two walls)
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► custom-made/custom-built/custom-designed etc► Rome wasn’t built in a day► slightly-built
the past tense and past participle of build- A heavily built man in a corduroy jacket edged closer to him on his left.
- Angus is heavily built and fair.
- Constantine was tall, heavily built and had a commanding presence.
- He was certainly a heavily built man, but a lot of it was fat.
- In a rough kind of way he was good-looking, but he was heavily built and looked an aggressive type.
- Luckily, my shield was heavily built.
- Shorter than Carver - five foot seven - he was heavily built with wide shoulders and stocky legs.
- To his left was a heavily built grey-haired man, who looked straight ahead.
- So they followed their cousins in the car industry and made their buildings with built-in obsolescence.
built1 built2 adjective
builtbuilt2 adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He had built the business up from scratch. The boats are specially built for the disabled.
(=with a lot of buildings close together)· New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.
British English (=ones that are there permanently and cannot be moved)· The kitchen has built-in cupboards.
He had built the business up from scratch. The boats are specially built for the disabled. (=wardrobes built against a wall or fitted between two walls)
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► custom-made/custom-built/custom-designed etc► Rome wasn’t built in a day► slightly-built
- A heavily built man in a corduroy jacket edged closer to him on his left.
- Angus is heavily built and fair.
- Constantine was tall, heavily built and had a commanding presence.
- He was certainly a heavily built man, but a lot of it was fat.
- In a rough kind of way he was good-looking, but he was heavily built and looked an aggressive type.
- Luckily, my shield was heavily built.
- Shorter than Carver - five foot seven - he was heavily built with wide shoulders and stocky legs.
- To his left was a heavily built grey-haired man, who looked straight ahead.
- So they followed their cousins in the car industry and made their buildings with built-in obsolescence.
WORD FAMILYnounbuildbuilderbuildingverbbuildrebuildadjectivebuilt
used to describe someone’s size or shape: She is built like a dancer. a heavily built man